Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-02-25

establishment constltutlonally Is made
up OF boys who have been brought before
magistrates and convicted of crime.
At present over 800 are inmates of the
institution. The society does not aim at
punishment, but reform. The boys do
nearly all the work of the farm. There
are also shops where trades may be learn
ed. but the main object Is 10 train practi-
cal farmers and gardeners, who will be
useful at home. or in the colonies. Every
effort Is made, of course, to inculcate IN
dustry and sense of honor. and consid-
erable-rivalry has sprung up between
the boys of the different lodging houses
IN these respects
The school was first begun in the sub
urbs of London, but since it extended its
sphere of action and moved into the coun-
try, 1t has admitted 1851 boys, of whom
LA have emigrated. Since 1856 the in
stltutlon has dealt with about onetwelfth
OF the reformatory boys in England, and
their average reconviction is much less
than that of Others, especially state reform
schools. It has been found that terms of
three years have reclaimed 20 per cent.
of the boys, terms of four years so per
cent and terms of five years over 80 per
cent. OF course there are disappoint-
ments. Many of the boys are incurably
vicious, and go headlong to the bad after
their release; but the majority are trans-
formed from idlers and criminals to use
full and self-supporting members of So
ciety. The government inspectors have
made favorable reports of the working of
this philanthropic institution. The Sec
rotary of the Royal Agricultural Society
was inspired by a recent visit to write q
Mandatory pamphlet on the Importance of
farm training in reform schools. A
point worth consideration seems to be
that IN private enterprises of this sort the
boys receive more disinterested and
sympathetic supervision and training
than would be practically possible in the
best state institutions.
Good anaITrue Sayings of Marion Harland.
The Housewife
The building of the uRsystematic
housekeeper is the heaping together OF
boulders with crevices between, through
which the winds Of disappointment whis-
tie sharply. System is not talent. Still
less is it genius. 1t is duty! She who
sbirks it does herself and her household
irrepaeable wrong.
To overcome evil with good is the su-
blimest work set for mortals, but as with
other sublime heights, the ascent to the
peak of self-abnegation is slow, toilsome,
and often cruelty sharp to the feet of be-
ginaers. The crueifxion of self 6e-
mands that nails should be driven in so
many tender places that human nature
recoils.
We are in danger of looking too far for
opportunities of doing good and com
municating. In reaching for rhododen-
drons we trample down the daisies.
1t saddens US to know how few whose
nights of weeping endures long, the day
ever breaks in this world. Perhaps they
will enjoy the eternal sunlight more for
having CROPPED so long in darkness.
System " is a sagaeious and econom
cal appointment of duty to hour and min
ute; an avoidance of needless waste OF
time; q Courageous putting forth of the
hand to the pillow instead of talking over
the work to be done while the morning
moments are flying.
Do not defraud your children of joys
which are their birthright, merely be-
cause, never having tasted them for your.
self, you do not appreciate their value.
IA loveless marriage is an unchaste IN
ion. 1t is worse for woman to sell her
self for home and a livelihood than to
fig hit hand to hand with poverty all heI
life.
Oh, the silent heroism of those com
monplace women who are slow of speech
and heavy of visage, save when perhaps
once in lifetime they look into our eyes
with dumb piteousness that rives our
souls and startles Us as if the earth had
caved under our feet in what we thought
was sure place-as if the stone had cried
out to US out of the wall!
Have faith in your own abilities. You
aciU be a better housekeeper for the men
tai training you have received at home
and from books. Brains tell everywhere
to say nothing of intelligent observation
just Judgment, faithful memory and
orderly habits.